Japanese Feudalism Terms Flashcards
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Shogun
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Military leader of most powerful of emperor’s clans, actual political ruler
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Emperor
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Figurehead leader, religious leader
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Daimyos
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Shogun’s representatives, members of warrior class
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Samurai
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Professional warriors of military aristocracy, loyal of shogun and daimyos
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Ronin
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Paid soldiers with no daimyo, worked as bodyguards or paid soldiers
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Peasants
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Included fishers and farmers, paid taxes to daimyos and shogun
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Artisans
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Craftspeople, if made exceptional swords were well-respected
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Merchant
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Very low social status because didn’t produce anything
